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Boosting viral hepatitis awareness and treatment in Nigeria

In Nigeria, boosting viral hepatitis awareness and treatment

Abuja – Four months before her wedding and on the eve of starting a…

Breast cancer survivor preaches routine screening

Abuja, 6 February, 2023 - Gloria Orji was 35 years old when she was…

The 12th Joint Operations Review on humanitarian support to North-east begins in Borno state

Borno, 6 February 2023 - The 12th Joint Operations Review (JOR) on…

Victim living with Elephantiasis

“People living with Elephantiatis are often stigmatized” – patient

Abuja, 31 January, 2023 - Betty Livingstone, (not her real name), 22…

A health worker holding a FP/cervical cancer awareness talk in a clinic in Idanre , Ondo State

Cervical cancer - Early detection saves lives

Ondo, 27 January, 2023 - It's 10 am on a Wednesday, and Ilemobayo…

Scientists performing experiment in the laboratory.

Nigerian laboratory receives WHO full accreditation for fight against measles and rubella

Abuja, 19 January, 2023 - A Nigerian laboratory, the Central Public…

A recovering patient at a health facility.

Cholera-WHO supports Ebonyi State to curb the outbreak

It was noon at a health facility in Amaozanu Community, located at…

Dikwa HTR Mobile Health Team transporting a critically ill patient to CTC..jpg

In Borno, 4-month cholera outbreak is over.

Maiduguri, 12 January, 2023 - Residents of Borno State can finally…

Mrs Agnonkhese at the market in Abuja

Enjoy the festive food without putting your health at risk

Abuja - 23 December 2022 - The festive season is a time for…

A member of community health champion providing health risk messaging. Photo_credit: Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

Community Champions create awareness on mpox among vulnerable populations of Adamawa State

Yola, 20 December, 2022 - In August 2022, 31 years old Mrs Jenifer…